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Apple Music enhanced
Subscribers get higher quality music — but can they actually do anything with it?
BY ALEX SUMMERSBY
APPLEMUSIC SUBSCRIBERS will be able to enjoy two major upgrades to music quality, at no extra cost, from June — provided their hardware is up to it.
First, tracks will be available in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, an immersive audio format that enables musicians to mix music so it sounds like the instruments are all around you when you listen on a Dolby Atmos capable device.
All Apple Music subscribers using the latest version of Apple Music on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV can listen to thousands of Dolby Atmos tracks using any headphones. On Apple or Beats headphones with an H1 or W1 chip, Dolby Atmos music plays automatically when available for a track. You can also hear Dolby Atmos music using the built–in speakers on a compatible iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro, or HomePod, or by connecting your Apple TV 4K to a compatible TV or AV receiver.